Oban - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Highlands
WF Distillery Ranking: Troisième Cru Classé (all current rankings here)

Status: active - Stills: 2 (1 wash, 1 spirit) - Founded: 1794
Address: Stafford St, Oban, Argyll PA34 5NH - Phone: +44 (0) 1631 572004
Web: www.discovering-distilleries.com/oban - More info:

One of my favourite expressions so far:
Oban 30 yo 1963/1993 (52%, Cadenhead)
94 points - Last tasted: August 21, 2007 - Tasting notes: here

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Tea Plums Oranges Peat Marmalade Tobacco Honey Phenolic Waxy

MM Distillery profile:
One of the things that sets the Oban distillery apart from most other distilleries is the fact that it's located in the middle of a busy town, overlooking the harbour. Overlooking the distillery itself is an interesting 'folly' - a small 'Collosseum'. It was built during harder times when they had to invent silly projects to provide jobs for the hungry unemployed masses There are some other black pages in the history of Oban. At the end of the 19th century the distillery was briefly owned .... More on Malt Madness.

• Oban (55.2%, OB, Distillery Only bottling, Bottled +/- 2010) - 030711
• Oban 'Little Bay' (43%, OB, 2015) - 060315
• Oban 'Little Bay' (43%, OB, +/-2018) - 150120
• Oban Bay Reserve ‘Game Of Thrones The Night’s Watch’ (43%, OB, 2018) - 120719
• Oban 'The Macleans, Young Teddy' (50.8%, OB, Distillery Exclusive, 4,542 bottles, 2023) - 210323
• Oban 10 yo 'The HIdden Paradise of Black Rock' (57.1%, OB, Special Releases 2022) - 261022  - by Angus - 040524
• Oban 11 yo 'The Soul of Calypso' (59.7%, OB, Special Release 2023, Caribbean Pot Still Rum Finish) - 220124
• Oban 11 yo 'Batch 3' (53.9%, OB 'Hand Filled Distillery Exclusive', bourbon, 575 bottles, 2023) - by Angus - 040524
• Oban 12 yo (40%, OB, early 70’s) - 140505
• Oban 12 yo (43%, OB, cut decanter bottle, Italian import, 1970s) - by Angus - 040524
• Oban 12 yo (70 proof, OB, pear shape decanter bottle, UK, late 1970s) - by Angus - 040524
• Oban 12 yo (43%, OB, John Hopkins & Co, 80’s) - 280604
• Oban 12 yo 'A Tale of Light and Dark' (55.9%, OB, Special Release 2021, Untold Legends) - 271021
• Oban 13 yo 'Manager's Dram' (62%, OB, screw cap, 1990) - 090113
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, 75cl, +/-1988) - 271021
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, 75cl, -/+ 1990) - by Angus - 120322
• Oban 14 yo 'Bicentenary' (43%, OB, 1 litre, 1994) - by Angus - 120322
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/-1999) - no notes - 82
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, circa 2000) - by Angus - 040524
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2005) - 120719
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, Bottled +/- 2008) - 280209
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2010) - 171110
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2012) - 090113
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2015) - 270516
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2016) - 191018
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2017) - 210323
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, -/+ 2020, 20cl) - by Angus - 040420
• Oban 16yo (64%, OB, The Manager’s Dram, 1994, bicentenary bottling) - 210807
• Oban 18 yo (43%, OB, Limited Edition, 8778 bottles, 2008) - 030711
• Oban 18 yo 'Limited Edition' (43%, OB, +/- 2011) - 161213
• Oban 19 yo (59.8%, OB, The Manager’s Dram, b. Dec 1995) - 050504
• Oban 21 yo (58.5%, OB, Special Releases, 2860 bottles) - 161213

• Oban 32yo 1969/2002 (55.1%, OB) - 210807
• Oban 1980 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB) - 280604
• Oban 1984 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB) - 280604
• Oban 20 yo 1984/2004 (57.8%, OB, 1260 bottles) - 171204 - 160305
• Oban 26 yo 1992/2019 (59.2%, OB ‘Select Cask’, cask #7002, puncheon, 396 bottles) - by Angus - 040420
• Oban 1993/2008 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, OD 157.FT) - 300909
• Oban 21 yo 1996/2018 (57.9%, OB, Special Release, refill European oak butts) - 191018
• Oban 26 yo 1996/2022 (55.2%, OB, Prima & Ultima, refill European oak butt, 428 bottles, 2023) - 220124
• Oban 1998/2013 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, Montilla fino finish) - 060315
• Oban 1999/2014 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, Montilla fino finish) - 270516
• Oban 2000/2009 'Managers' Choice' (58.7%, OB, cask #1186, 534 bottles) - 300909
• Oban 2001/2016 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, Montilla fino finish, batch OD 165.FB) - 120719
• Oban 2007/2021 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, Montilla fino finish, batch #OD 170.FC) - 261022

• Oban 30 yo 1963/1993 (52%, Cadenhead) - 210807
• Oban 21 yo 1963/1984 (46%, Cadenhead dumpy) - by Angus - 071118

• Oban 17 yo 1972 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, +/-1989) - 150120

• Oban 18 yo 1978/1996 (59%, Signatory, cask #215, 272 bottles) - 280209